Tehran Conference. 1943. Allies coordinate strategy.

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. 1881-1955. French Jesuit philosopher. Man is evolving toward final spiritual unity.

Temperance Movement. 1808 Begun in NY by women and churches. 1874 WCTU. 1890 Carry Nation. 1893 Anti-Saloon League. Prohibition.

Templars. 1119-1312. Founded by Baldwin II and 9 knights in the Holy Land to protect pilgrims. Created International banking system, 9,000 commanderies, and owned 1/4 of Paris when dissolved by Philip IV, 1307; and Edward II, 1308. Council of Vienne.

Ten Commandments. Decalogue. Laws God gave Moses on stone tablets. Fundamental to Judaism/Christianity/Islam. No other gods, idols, swearing. Remember the sabbath. Honor parents. Do not kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, covet.

Ten Years’ War. 1868-78. Failed Cuban rebellion vs Spain. Virginius Affair.

Tencin, Claudine de. 1682-1749. French writer. Influential patron.

Tennis. 12C French game. 1870 English invent lawn tennis. 1877 First Wimbledon.

Tennis Court Oath. 1789. French Third Estate vows to obtain constitution. Declaration of authority of National Assembly.

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. 1809-92. English poet laureate. Charge of the Light Brigade 1855. Enoch Arden 1864. Crossing the Bar.

Tenzin Gyatso. 1935-. 14th Dalai Lama 1940-. In exile 1959-.

Tereshkova, Valentina. 1937-. Russian. First woman in space 1963.

Terman, Lewis. 1877-1956. Introduced IQ tests to US school system.

Terminus. Roman god of boundaries.

Terpsichore. The Muse of dancing and lyric poetry.

Terror, The. 1793-4. 17000 executed by revolutionary tribunal in French Revolution. Robespierre.

Terrorism. Zealots. Cagoulards. Baader-Meinhof. Irish Republican Army. Hamas. PLO. Osama. Taliban. al-Qaeda.

Tertullian. c160-220. Carthaginian theologian. Influenced Christianity. Became Montanist. Founded Tertullianism.

Teschen Dispute. 1919. Poland, Czechoslovakia battle over industrial, coal-mining territory.

Tesla, Nikola. 1856-1943. Croatian/US physicist: high voltage electricity. Rotating magnetic field.

Tessin, Nicodemus, the Elder. 1615-81. Swedish architect. Drottningholm 1662.

Tetrarchy. Any country with sovereign under Roman Empire in Eastern Provinces.

Tetzel, Johann. c1465-1519. German monk. Sold indulgences by threats causing Luther’s protests.

Teutoburg Forest, Battle. 9. Arminius halts Roman conquest of Germany.

Tewkesbury, Battle. 1471. Yorkists regain English throne for 12 years.

607 more results ...